Basketball Game Preview: Mallard Creek Mavericks vs. Harding University Rams

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Previous Games

02/06/24 - Home	83-17 W
01/05/24 - Away	97-5 W
01/03/23 - Home	80-14 W
12/17/18 - Home	20-0 W
12/02/17 - Away	73-14 W
+ 2 more games

Mallard Creek is 7-0 against Harding University since November of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mallard Creek Mavericks will look to defend their home court against the Harding University Rams at 6:00 p.m. Mallard Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Harding University will be coming in after a defeat.

Mallard Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: North Mecklenburg, who was ranked seventh at the time (Mallard Creek was ranked 12th). Mallard Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against North Mecklenburg on Friday, sneaking past 54-52.

Elle Stone and Kiara Anderson were among the main playmakers for Mallard Creek as the former posted 14 points and the latter put up 16 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was My?Asia Young, who earned ten points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Harding University had to suffer through a 76-21 loss at the hands of Chambers. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Mallard Creek's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Harding University, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Everything came up roses for Mallard Creek against Harding University when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured an 83-17 victory. In that match, Mallard Creek amassed a halftime lead of 59-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.